Marvin Hamlisch and Barbra Streisand at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in November. Hamlisch composed the Streisand hit "The Way We Were" for the movie of the same name.

Marvin Hamlisch and Barbra Streisand at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in November. Hamlisch composed the Streisand hit "The Way We Were" for the movie of the same name. (Alex J. Berliner / Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)

Celebrated composer Marvin Hamlisch, best known for the Tony Award-winning "A Chorus Line" and the movie classic "The Sting," has died in Los Angeles. He was 68. Hamlisch films | Star reactions | Obituary | Notable deaths